I think we need either Noctis or Ignis with the Regalia to race in this, as well as Cloud on his Motorcycle.

I think with the trend of games from KOEI Tecmo and Atlus, I think the Genesis app could get a valuable game in the future: A little gem called Crusader of Centy, or Soleil. It's a Zelda clone where you team up with animals.

Oh, no. Here we go. Maybe we'll just see the Game Awards having the Final Smash Character Reveal, like last year with Sephiroth. I mean, we got Three more months after this one before the date for the final Smash Character, anyway. We might not even get a character reveal in this Direct.

@victordamazio No wonder Ren was based on the guy!

Well, it's not like we'd be better off with Squidward Tentacles, or even Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier and Eugene "Skull" Skullovich! I might even settle for a guest appearance from Movie Sonic the Hedgehog! By extension, Nick is owned by Viacom, and Paramount has the rights to a series of Sonic the Hedgehog Movies. Movie Sonic would be perfect, since Smash has Game Sonic!

It's not like Nintendo wanted to do what AtGames does, and make MORE plug-n-plays with different sets of roms, and support for mappers that the NES Classic Edition, or any other System has. The Atari Flashback series lets you add Atari 2600 Roms with a thumb drive, and yet I don't even have the Flashback X.

@KingBowser 2017, actually.

@KingBowser Don't forget Tony Rosato. He died too. He was Luigi.

If this weren't an online-only thing like Flareon is, now, I'd get it. After buying Taz and Tweety to go with my Bugs Bunny, I wish Build-A-Bear would release a Looney Tunes collection to expand on what was released to commemorate Space Jam: A New Legacy. Next time I go to Build-A-Bear Workshop with a Reward Certificate, and I get a Tune Squad uniform for Tweety, maybe they'll have Espeon.

I'll have to watch "The Yoshi Shuffle" later on Paramount Plus. That had some great lines, like...

"It's a stone, Luigi! You didn't make it!"
And...
"What do you mean catch the ball? You WERE the ball!"

Something tells me this will result in Nintendo cancelling the movie, if too much details are revealed before it hits. Remember what happened with other projects?

It's Figh, because that's how the narrator pronounced it in Hyrule Warriors. That's what confirmed it, after all. I mean...

"FEE, FI, FOE, FUM, SOMETHING STINKS!"

@Lordplops Maybe Mega Man, Roll, Proto Man, Auto, Dr. Light, Dr. Wily, Bass, Strike Man, and some other Robot Masters can join Sonic and company in the Olympics in the future, and instead of "Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games," We'd have "Mega Man & Sonic at the Olympic Games" from Capcom and SEGA!

But I think the main reason for Nintendo ducking out is because of the Pandemic. COVID-19 may be under control in America, but the new Delta Variant is causing a spike in cases, and may lead to people like me getting vaccinated again in the future.

@Mountain_Man And unlike LeBron James, Michael Jordan refused to star in another Space Jam, despite what the fans thought. And we weren't gonna get Wayne Knight as the chubby boy, Stan Podalak again.

@Toy_Link That kind of thing would be more for a Direct-To-Video thing, like Tweety's High-Flying Adventure, based on Looney Tunes and the Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries.

I don't think this will happen until the actual Switch Successor System comes out.

@cwbcpa71 In today's world, Gaming is supposedly a luxury for the rich. If you're not rich like their "Glorious leader," Donald Trump, then what are you gonna do? Nothing, just work and work and work into your graves, and by the time you're able to afford a PS5 or an XBox Series X, the PS6 will be out, as will the XBox Successor System!

At this point, you're better off playing with a ball in a cup, because you're so poor that's all you can afford, really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkaXJKL38BI

@AvianBlue Not anymore. DreamWorks is Universal, now. After it was Viacom, it was bought out by FOX, and then it got bought by Universal.

Once again, I'm glad I got this one for retail price. I just got Daisy and Inkling on Amazon and eBay, myself.

I wonder if this one will hit the States.

Maybe Nintendo should adapt to the analog stick technology of the past, but that would require bulking up the Joy Cons. They'd have to redesign it from the ground up, remove the flawed components, and design a new frame to hold it all in. I mean, why do you think people prefer Microsoft and Sony over Nintendo, to a point of buying Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 from Scalpers? I mean, Xbox has Halo and Rare, while PlayStation has Ratchet & Clank!

@sdelfin It's because Nintendo is a big name, even BIGGER than SEGA is right now! Meanwhile in America, I have yet to see any listings of an OLED Switch on eBay.

@VoidofLight Watch, these scalpers will amass more money than Nintendo, because of the "How Bad Do You Want Em" approach, and when they do, they will buy out Nintendo, and jack up the prices on everything, and make Nintendo produce higher-quality systems for the wealthy, while we poor folks are stuck kicking a can, or playing with a ball in a cup, Mexico's favorite toy for over 300 years! AND DURING A CHIP SHORTAGE, NO LESS! Why do you think Trump wanted to encourage people to kill off the wolves? So the price of Furs could jack up, and the Furriers can be among the wealthiest!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4tfL_oCUPA

At the rate scalpers are going, people are gonna go BACKWARDS in playing games, and start going towards the Atari 2600's Direction for New Games. In fact, I might consider buying E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600, if it weren't so bad! It would mean the Future IS the Past! Why do you think Sony chose to keep the PS3's PlayStation Store open, huh?

But frankly, the only actual improvement I can see of this thing is the 64GB Storage as opposed to the 32GB Storage.

Good thing I still have mine.

@echoplex It did, on what used to be known at the time as Fox Family Channel (later known as ABC Family, and now FreeForm) To this day, the only way you could watch it for free is either on IMDB TV on Amazon Prime Video or on the FilmRise Free Movies & TV App on the Roku. King K. Rool's Deviousness and his majestic singing voice are reasons enough for me to main him on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. I need not tell you that it was how I won second place in a tournament on Free Video Game Day.

As for voices, I think that is impossible, because Aaron Tager, the voice of Cranky Kong, died a few years ago.

@PBandSmelly I think you mean "All Fool's Day" Joke, like in that "Just Kidding" episode. It isn't an official All Fool's Day Prank until someone says "Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle."

But Nintendo's the guys trying to push for this thing, so don't get your hopes up or down, Remember such hits as the Kid Icarus shorts and Star Fox Zero: The Adventure Begins.

I'm only getting the basic Skyward Sword HD Game, this month. I was too slow in getting the Skyward Sword Joy-Cons, and I had to save $15 by buying an amiibo Card from Etsy. I am not now, nor have I ever been Sonic the Hedgehog, but I DID pre-order Sonic Colors Ultimate, so I will pay for that after the Encyclo-Speed-Ia Deluxe Edition!

@PBandSmelly He'd be too strong, and he would have to use the Dragon Balls to have Shenron balance things out. Because not everyone can beat the villains Goku went up against. Besides, I don't think it would work. This isn't neither Super Smash Flash, OR Smash Bros. LAWL. And besides, doesn't Smash have a 3-reps-per-company rule they don't like to bring up?

Konami - Snake, Simon and Richter
SEGA - Sonic, Bayonetta and Joker
Square Enix - Cloud, Hero and Sephiroth
Capcom - Mega Man, Ryu and Ken
Bandai Namco is fortunate enough to just have Pac-Man and Kazuya.
And Microsoft has Banjo & Kazooie and Steve.

@Snatcher How about Tabuu? It would fit the bill? Either him or some other surprise nobody asked for or expected.

Here's a very unlikely guess about the final fighter: What if it's Tabuu? Would that work?

@HammerGalladeBro That means that Bandai Namco will make it themselves.

Why can't Nintendo, or even Atlus, sell DIGITAL Special Editions, where the goods are accessed by means of exclusive apps or menu items via DLC? You know what? I hope the Nintendo Switch Successor System ends up becoming a Digital-Only thing, so we can only buy eShop Cards and so forth! That way, we can ALL get the extras we want, with a premium!

But in all actuality, Nobody's targeting Sonic Colors Ultimate Launch Edition! If SEGA chose to remake Sonic Generations, extending it with the 3DS Levels added, and adding characters like Classic Amy and Classic Knuckles, Tikal, Marine and Big, and including new Rival battles like Omega and Jet the Hawk, they could've used the idea for that Extended Edition Fanfiction, to make a fully-fledged game out of it, one that would have Scalpers targeting it. The Post-Story could involve Modern Metal Sonic and Classic Metal Sonic capturing everyone from both periods of time, and we could have playable characters like Classic Tails and Classic Knuckles for the Classic Stages, including Angel Island Zone and Flying Battery, and Shadow and Blaze for Space Colony ARK and Egg Fleet/Final Fortress, respectively. As well as new Boss Fights for Classic and Modern Metal Sonic, involving Classic Super Sonic (fighting Mecha Sonic) and Modern Super Sonic (fighting Metal Overlord), individually. And when it looks like everyone's fading from existence, Tikal grants the Sonics the power of the Super Emeralds, as they fight a combined Metal Time Eater, with phases lifted from past games: Sonic Colors, then Sonic Adventure 2 (with Metal Knuckles and the Tails Doll), and even going back to Green Hill Zone for the Final Phase!

Uh, this ain't gonna head for America. For one thing, America isn't as transit-savvy as Japan.

I think I'll play this on the XBox One X. I mean, it makes sense because of the greater processing power than the Switch.

I'd rather buy Sonic merchandise, because Sonic is the SECOND Fastest Thing Alive, first being Nintendo Collector's Items and Amiibos. In fact, if he truly IS the Fastest Thing Alive, then how come Nintendo stuff sells out faster than his stuff? That's something to ask Sonic, if they do another Sonic Twitter Takeover, this year.

This has become a game of "How bad do you want em?" We need Nintendo to abandon amiibo entirely, and introduce a new official way to make your own amiibo, and sell the data to write to the cards. That, or they can be like everyone else, and sell DLC!

@MrGrim I was told that this year's Christmas is gonna be stripped down, so I decided to pre-order the thing on Amazon now. I figure if I do that, I can pay for it in advance, and think about paying for some subscription services through gift cards over time.

@DropDash You want a break from the scalpers, here's some things you CAN buy without fear of them:

https://www.amazon.com/Sonic-Colors-Ultimate-Launch-Nintendo-Switch/dp/B095ZXYCM8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Sonic+Colors+Ultimate&qid=1623854972&s=videogames&sr=1-1 - Sonic Colors Ultimate for the Switch, 40 Mobiums.

https://www.amazon.com/Sonic-Hedgehog-Encyclo-speed-ia-Ian-Flynn/dp/1506719279/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1R3JSYU20LEVI&dchild=1&keywords=sonic+encyclo-speed-ia+deluxe&qid=1623855021&sprefix=Sonic+Encyclo%2Cvideogames%2C192&sr=8-3 - Sonic Encyclo-Speed-Ia, Standard Hardcover Edition, 30 Mobiums.

https://www.amazon.com/Sonic-Hedgehog-Encyclo-speed-ia-Deluxe-Flynn/dp/150672017X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1R3JSYU20LEVI&dchild=1&keywords=sonic+encyclo-speed-ia+deluxe&qid=1623855021&sprefix=Sonic+Encyclo%2Cvideogames%2C192&sr=8-2 - And let's not forget the Deluxe Edition, only 72 Mobiums down, plus tax. I was able to get mine for much less, thanks to the declining prices in Amazon Book Sales.

Not to mention all the Official Sonic Merchandise from SEGA's Online Shop! What I'm trying to say is that with scalpers around, your only hope for collectibles is to buy from SEGA, rather than Nintendo. Besides, at least SEGA keeps these things in stock, because Sonic is not as popular as Nintendo. You know what? If SEGA announces a 30th Anniversary Sonic Twitter Takeover for this summer, here's a question to ask Sonic: "If you're so popular, then how come Nintendo's games and amiibos sell out, while YOUR stuff doesn't? Hmmmm?" Or how about "Why can't you be more like that nice boy, Mario?"

Come on, NintendoLife, hit me with more Sonic News! I dare ya!

I have a Smash Samus and a Zero Suit Samus amiibo, are they compatible with Dread?

@Jaguar_Wong Halo fanboy.

YOU COULD'VE CAPTURED SONIC!!

Honestly, aside from the predictability of the Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda item, I think Sonic the Hedgehog merchandise this year has a greater chance of staying in stock after being available to the public than ANYTHING Nintendo! How can that blue pest say he's popular if his merchandise doesn't run out?! I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZKVbqotCbY

"You can't say that yet, I haven't even sung my first verse!"

@rjejr Why bother? You got a clock in your house, don'tcha? You got The Legend of Zelda & Zelda II: The Adventure of Link on your Switch, don'tcha? And you got Link's Awakening REMAKE, don'tcha? Then you don't need this! I put this on my Christmas list, though.

@DTFaux I have a feeling that it might lead to Tabuu coming back as a playable character. I mean, it makes sense. Unless we're gonna get someone else. I probably think it would be Tabuu.

@russell-marlow I was referring to those speculations over who will be the final fighter. I understand we didn't get a second Smash Trailer. I mean, are we doomed to wait until Fall?

The madness of speculation continues. I hate all this.

@TimGibsonPBS It's possible we might get Legend of Zelda items added to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I doubt we'd get the use of amiibo figures to add the Zelda Villagers like Ganon, Wolf Link, Medli, and Epona to our islands, let alone new ones like Revali and Kass.